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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Single mother in my neighborhood asked if her 4th grader could walk home with me and my 1st and 3rd graders this year as she couldn't be there for pickup. There is a busy intersection with no crossing guard she isn't comfortable with him crossing and he is new in the school this year and doesn't know anyone. He is home alone for about 45 mins before she gets home. We are friendly with the neighbor and kid and my 3rd grader plays with him sometimes but we don't know them super well. I felt bad and wasn't prepared for this ask and said sure. All of my friends and husband are shocked I did not ask to get paid for this. Should I have? FTR there is a bus and he could take the bus and walk from the neighborhood bus stop home so its not like they have 0 options. I'm also a SAHM if that makes a difference.

[b]Also the last 2 days since its been nice my kids wanted to go to the playground after school so we took this with us[/b] so I ended up watching him for like half an hour both those days. [/quote]

This is the only thing that would give me pause.  Walking a kid home and making sure he got in ok is fine ( especially since you are walking that way) but, taking responsibility for him at the playground is different.  I've turned down car pooling because when my kids were little they wanted MY attention and wanted to share details that they didn't want the other kid to hear.  Also, what if your kids are sick?  Is the mom expecting you to pick up the son?  Lastly, I would hate to have the expectation that you are responsible for this neighbor for the whole year.

I would have a conversation with the mom with the expectation that her son can learn how to navigate this intersection by himself OR get someone else to do it.  You are being taken advantage of if he is your responsibility.  I wouldn't want to do it even if I got paid! [/quote]

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